Posts About "Michael Stone"

February 10th, 2018As they approach the 2018 National Hockey League trade deadline, the Calgary Flames are in a solid position. They sit firmly in the playoff mix; it's a disappointing position because of all the moves they made to upgrade this summer, but it's a favourable spot compared to their rivals like the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks (who...

October 1st, 2017As sure as the sun sets in the west and slow drivers camp in Deerfoot's leftmost lane, the Flames will roll into the season sporting a top-four defensive pairing of Dougie Hamilton with Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie with Travis Hamonic.
The third blue line pairing is still up for grabs. It's a virtual lock that Michael Stone will...

July 10th, 2017Since the end of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Calgary Flames have been busy. Aside from perhaps Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee, no National Hockey League executive has been as active as Brad Treliving in trying to improve his club.
As the dust from a busy month of moves settles, the Flames are a much...

July 1st, 2017In a somewhat surprising move, the Calgary Flames added another piece to an already stacked top-four blue line when they re-signed defenseman Michael Stone to a three-year contract extension on Friday. Even after adding Travis Hamonic by trade, general manager Brad Treliving didn't settle and now has a top-five that will rival any blue...

June 28th, 2017The Calgary Flames have a lot of unanswered questions heading into the 2017-18 season, but it's unlikely they will find many answers among the available free agents this year. No, this summer the answers probably lie closer to home with a few familiar faces. If not, young prospects like Mark Jankowski, Hunter Shinkaruk, Brett Kulak or...

May 27th, 2017Any New Jersey Devils fan that watched last season can tell you that the team needs major upgrades on defense. Turnovers, sloppy positioning, and lack of production were all too common of themes from the blue line in 2016-17. The Hockey Writers' Will Agathis went more in depth on the current state of the Devils' defense and its...

May 23rd, 2017When he joined the Calgary Flames in the spring of 2014, Brad Treliving faced the task of drastically improving a rebuilding hockey club. Three seasons into his tenure, his to-do list for the summer of 2017 is much more focused but just as long as during his first off-season. He doesn't have to fix every aspect of the hockey club, but...

April 6th, 2017For the second time in three seasons, the Calgary Flames are locked into a Stanley Cup playoff spot. Regardless of who they are matched up with in the opening round they're likely to be in tough. Here are three aspects of the Flames' team game that they'll need to shore up if they want to survive the opening round of the playoffs.
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